HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 47-82RESOLUTION NO.
47-82
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO SETTLE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY IN AMOUNTS
NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000).
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 935.4
provides that a public entity may authorize its employees to
allow, compromise or settle claims against the entity in amounts
not exceeding Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) per claim; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the City Attorney is charged
with the responsibility of defending or otherwise processing
claims against the City; and
WHEREAS, effective administration of a self-insurance
program necessitates the reliance upon legal counsel for disposition
of liability claims against the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the
City of Bakersfield hereby authorizes the City Attorney to settle
claims against the City and that, upon the order of the City
Attorney, the auditor or other fiscal officer shall cause a
warrant to be issued in an amount specified by the City Attorney
not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000).
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 28th day of April, 1982, by
the following vote:
COUNCILMEN: BARTON, CHRISTENSEN, MEANS, P.A¥'l'e, RATTY, ROCKOFF, STRONG
COUNCILMEN: -/~(;t
ABS~:. COUNCILMEN: ~
ABST~]¢I~G: COUNCILMEN:
· Officio Clerk of
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Council of the, ield
APPRdV~:~ f April, 1982
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APPROVED as to form:
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